Indirect speech for exclamatory and imperative sentences.

Indirect speech of imperative sentence.

A sentence which expresses command, request, advice or suggestion is called imperative sentence.

For example,

     •  Open the door.

     •  Please help me.

     •  Learn your lesson.

To change such sentences into indirect speech, the word “ordered” or “requested” or “advised” or “suggested” or “forbade” or “not to do” is added to reporting verb depending upon nature of imperative sentence in reported speech.

Examples.

           Direct speech: He said to me, “please help me”

           Indirect Speech: He requested me to help him.

           Direct speech: She said to him, “you should work hard for exam”

           Indirect Speech: He suggested him to work hard for exam.

           Direct speech: They said to him, “do not tell a lie”

           Indirect Speech: They said to him not to tell a lie.

           Direct speech: He said, “open the door”

           Indirect Speech: He ordered to open the door.

           Direct speech: The teacher said to student, “do not waste time”

           Indirect Speech: The teacher advised the students not to waste time.

           Direct speech: He said, “please give me glass of water”

           Indirect Speech: He requested to give him a glass of water.

           Direct speech: Doctor said to me, “Do not smoke”

           Indirect Speech: Doctor advised me not to smoke.

           Direct speech: The teacher said to him, “Get out”

           Indirect Speech: The teacher ordered him to get out.

 

Indirect speech of exclamatory sentences.

Sentence which expresses state of joy or sorrow or wonder is called exclamatory sentence.

For example.

             •  Hurrah! We won the match.

             •  Alas! I failed the test.

             •  Wow! What a nice shirt it is.

To change such sentences, the words “exclaimed with joy” or “exclaimed with sorrow” or “exclaimed with wonder” is added in the reporting verb depending upon the nature of exclamatory sentence in indirect speech.

Examples.

     Direct speech: He said, “Hurrah! I won a prize”

     Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize.

     Direct speech: She said, “Alas! I failed in exam”

     Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with sorrow that she failed in the exam.

     Direct speech: John said, “Wow! What a nice shirt it is”

     Indirect Speech: John exclaimed with wonder that it was a nice shirt.

     Direct speech: She said, “Hurrah! I am selected for the job”

     Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with joy that she was selected for the job.

     Direct speech: He said, “Oh no! I missed the train”

     Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train.

     Direct speech: They said, “Wow! What a pleasant weather it is”

     Indirect Speech:  They exclaimed with wonder that it was a pleasant weather.